Tomoko
"tomoko" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Tomoko” is uncommon English (frequency #64,067 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,067
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Japanese.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tomoko · Tomoko · English
Tomoko · rank #64,067 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,067
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH Toole
Nearest frequency peer: Toole (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “Tomoko”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- throwbacks
throwbacks
35,939 corpus weight
- timidity
timidity
35,937 corpus weight
- Tisch
Tisch
35,936 corpus weight
- Tomoko
Tomoko
35,934 corpus weight
- Toole
Toole
35,933 corpus weight
- transgress
transgress
35,930 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Tomoko” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tomoko |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #64,067 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Tomoko” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Tomoko is uncommon English at frequency #64,067 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A female given name from Japanese.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tomoko, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese ともこ (Tomoko). The correct English form is Tomoko, spelled T-O-M-O-K-O.
Definition
- 1A female given name from Japanese.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Tomoko appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fresh handmade mochi is harder to find, but Tomoko Kato cooks a batch three times a week at Patisserie Tomoko in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ともこ (Tomoko).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).